Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   PLANT   (PLANTAE)
Phylum   SEED PLANTS   (EMBRYOPHYTA)
Class   DICOTS   (DICOTYLEDONEAE)
Order   PINK, POKEWEED AND ALLIES   (CENTROSPERMAE)
Family   MESEMBRYANTHEM   (AIZOACEAE)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: APTENIA CORDIFOLIA
Common name:
Scientific name: APTENIA CORDIFOLIA
Common name:
Scientific name: BERGERANTHUS SCAPIGER
Common name:
Scientific name: CARRUANTHUS PEERSI
Common name:
Scientific name: CONOPHYTUM SPECIES
Common name: DELOSPERMA
Scientific name: DELOSPERMA CONGESTRUM
Common name:
Scientific name: DELOSPERMA COOPERI
Common name:
Scientific name: DOROTHEANTHUS BELLIDIFORMIS
Common name:
Scientific name: EREPSIA INCLAUDENS
Common name:
Scientific name: FAUCARIA PEERSII
Common name: TIGER JAW PLANT
Scientific name: FAUCARIA TIGRINA
Common name: FAIRY ELEPHANT FEET
Scientific name: FRITHIA PULCHRA
Common name:
Scientific name: GLOTTIPHYLUM SPECIES
Common name:
Scientific name: LAPIDARIA MARGARETAE
Common name: LIVING STONE
Scientific name: LITHOPS AUCAMPIAE
Common name: LIVING STONE
Scientific name: LITHOPS AUCAMPIAE EUNICEAE
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS FULLERII
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS GRACILIDELINEATA DELINEATA
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS GRACILIDELINEATA WALDRONAE
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS HELMUTII
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS LESLEI
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS LESLEI VENTERI
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS OPTICA
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS OPTICA RUBRA
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS PSEUDOTRUNCATELLA
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS RUSCHIORUM
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS SALICOLA
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS SCHWANTESII
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS SCHWANTESII GRAY FORM
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS TURBINIFORMIS MARGINATA
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS TURBINIFORMIS VERMICULATE
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOPS WERNERI
Common name:
Scientific name: OSCULARIA DELTOIDES
Common name: SPLITROCK
Scientific name: PLEIOSPILOS NELII
Common name:
Scientific name: SCHWANTESIA RUEDEBUSCHII
Common name:
Scientific name: TITANOPSIS CALCAREA
Common name:
Scientific name: TRICHODIADEMA PEERII
Common name:
Scientific name: TRICHODIADEMA SPECIES